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Salt with meals

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Evidence estimate
All investigators Fog 1+ years
27%

See what people report

80% interval 1 to 66% · effective n 0.2

How sure anyone can be

Guesses 0 Reports 0 Personal tests 0 Group tests 0

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Overview

Extra dietary salt with meals for circulation-related fog.

Mechanisms it may act on

Where the estimate comes from

  • From studies (prior): 2.0
  • From Reddit reports: 0.2
  • From investigators here: 0.0
  • From tests: 0.0

Studies

  • The evidence for treatments for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome: a systematic review of randomized trials.
    2025 · Trends in cardiovascular medicine · n=750 · · PubMed 40653179
  • High salt intake and bone health in postmenopausal women: exposing the lack of studies - a systematic review and meta-analysis.
    2025 · Frontiers in endocrinology · n=? · Negative · PubMed 41347127
  • Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome After COVID-19: A Systematic Review of Therapeutic Interventions.
    2023 · Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology · n=68 · · PubMed 37094584
  • High-sodium diet does not worsen endothelial function in female patients with postural tachycardia syndrome.
    2021 · Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · n=14 · Null · PubMed 33689063
  • Effect of High Dietary Sodium Intake in Patients With Postural Tachycardia Syndrome.
    2021 · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · n=14 · Positive · PubMed 33926653
  • Effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions to treat orthostatic hypotension in elderly people and people with a neurological condition: a systematic review.
    2020 · JBI evidence synthesis · n=13 · Mixed · PubMed 32773495
  • Effects of nebivolol versus metoprolol on sodium sensitivity and renal sodium handling in hypertensive Hispanic postmenopausal women.
    2014 · Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) · n=19 · Null · PubMed 24842917
  • A moderate-sodium DASH-type diet improves mood in postmenopausal women.
    2012 · Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) · n=95 · Positive · PubMed 22480799

Reddit reports

Coded from public Reddit posts. People who post tend to have strong results either way.

  • Helped: 0
  • Partly: 0
  • No change: 0
  • Worse: 1

How people usually try it

Add salt to each meal within your clinician-safe range. Pair with fluids.

Typical dose: Extra 1-2 g sodium/day if safe for you

Safety

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